That was more what we have come to expect from Rovers in recent years wasn’t it?

“It was pleasing performance. I thought first half we had a couple of great chances to take the lead and you are stood in the dug out and you are thinking here we go again, deja vu, but the boys commitment and desire was there.

“It has been there all along but we have been lacking that quality in the final third at times, certainly in the last few months so it was pleasing we were more clinical today but we could have been even more clinical.

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The strikers didn’t score today but they worked hard for those goal didn’t they?

“My front two have worked very hard and I don’t care who scores the goals as long as we are scoring goals, that has always been my motto.

“Obviously strikers gain confidence by scoring goals but as long as you are scoring goals as a team and winning games that is what it is all about.

“I am really pleased for the large contingent of fans who have come up and supported us and have got right behind the team today, as they always do, and given us the best possible chance. It is pleasing to send them home happy today.

For more than 500 fans to come up is pretty impressive isn’t it?

Bristol rovers fans at Blackpool (Image: Alex James/JMP)

“I can’t speak highly enough of our fans, I think they know the score, they are an honest set of fans and I think they know where we are at, at the minute, we are trying to grind out results, we are looking good defensively at the moment, that is another good clean sheet which is a positive and it wipes the goal difference as well. So there are positives but we are certainly not getting carried away.

“The league is very competitive, I think you have seen that in all games we have been in, losing by the odd goal. I hope this will give the boys a bit more confidence and belief and we will try and enjoy the next couple of cup games before going back to the Mem.

What’s your emotion like, is there a small sense of relief?

“No, it’s just another seven days in the job when you win a game of football. I keep saying it they are a hard working, honest group of players but we have needed more quality at the top end, that has been the only thing missing. You can see that from the goals for, goals against column, it’s about taking your chances but I am pleased. It is a long way to come and a good three points.

You won’t see many better strikes than Tony Craig’s goal will you?

“Was that Tony Craig or Lionel Messi. He epitomises us, I can’t speak highly enough about him. That type of leadership you need in you changing rooms at times like this when it is not easy and you have been getting a lot of stick, rightly so because we haven’t been getting the results, but he epitomises what we are about as a club.

It was a big performance from Ollie Clarke wasn’t it?

"Ollie Clarke is Rovers through and through and I have never seen not have an honest game.

"If he makes a mistake it is an honest mistake, he in one of those who loves the club.

"The players have been hurting, they care. I know they do. I they didn’t I would be getting them out the building and they wouldn’t even be near my 18 to be honest with you.

"I know they care and are passionate group who want to do well for the football club but we still need to keep working hard to get results like this.